Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The conventions of opera; 3. The heritage of Gluck; 4. The school of Paris I; 5. The school of Paris II; 6. The school of Paris III; 7. Spontini; 8. Rossini; 9. Beethoven and Schubert; 10. Weber and his contemporaries; 11. Bellini; 12. Conclusion; Index.

Promotional Information

Dent's lectures here show that romantic opera had its origins not in Germany but in the music-dramas of revolutionary France.